Phenomenalchooks
Chirping
- Oct 7, 2018
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Hi everyone,
I need some advice please on hatching as today I've had one of my worst hatches to date.
I would like to call myself an experienced hatcher as I've done this for many years but my success rate seems to be dropping, so much so that I'm starting to not look forward to day 21 anymore
I use 2 incbators: brinsea ovation ex for days 1-18 set at 37.5 degrees C and 45% humidity. Eggs are then transferred to an Rcom Pro for days 18-hatch.
Using this method I would get approx 70% hatch and would always get some fully formed chicks that died before internally pipped.
I then experimented with the above method but trying a dry hatch from days 1-18. My brinsea with no water stays around 36-40% humidity. I then transferred to Rcom on day 18 and set humidity to 70%.
So using the later method, I've found myself having to help 4 out of the 5 chicks out as once externally pipped their membranes went like glue and rock hard! Non of the chicks fluffed up and dried hard and glue like. So much so that I've just spent the past half an hour washing and blow drying day old chicks
What on earth went wrong?! I've lowered my humidity compared to what I'd normally do, lost 7 out of 12 chicks and the ones that hatched look like they've had a fight with wall paper paste?!?!
I need some advice please on hatching as today I've had one of my worst hatches to date.
I would like to call myself an experienced hatcher as I've done this for many years but my success rate seems to be dropping, so much so that I'm starting to not look forward to day 21 anymore
I use 2 incbators: brinsea ovation ex for days 1-18 set at 37.5 degrees C and 45% humidity. Eggs are then transferred to an Rcom Pro for days 18-hatch.
Using this method I would get approx 70% hatch and would always get some fully formed chicks that died before internally pipped.
I then experimented with the above method but trying a dry hatch from days 1-18. My brinsea with no water stays around 36-40% humidity. I then transferred to Rcom on day 18 and set humidity to 70%.
So using the later method, I've found myself having to help 4 out of the 5 chicks out as once externally pipped their membranes went like glue and rock hard! Non of the chicks fluffed up and dried hard and glue like. So much so that I've just spent the past half an hour washing and blow drying day old chicks
What on earth went wrong?! I've lowered my humidity compared to what I'd normally do, lost 7 out of 12 chicks and the ones that hatched look like they've had a fight with wall paper paste?!?!